Who Knew Del Toro was a brilliant Satirist?

Rating: 7/10 (20 October 2013)

Does no one else realize, Pacific Rim was never intended to be a great action movie, never intended to have an original storyline (one of Sr. Del Toro's strengths). It did not require brilliant writing (which Guillermo has blessed us with repeatedly) or even good acting. He was not tipping his hat to anime, or to the old, black and white Godzillas, etc. He was openly thumbing his nose at Transformers, Iron Man, and every doomsday movie we've ever seen. This entire movie was a spoof! C'mon, Elba's speech before the final battle was almost word for word the same as the President's speech in Independence Day; right down to the last line! "Today we celebrate our Independence Day, I mean, Today, we cancel the apocalypse!" The characters were even in the exact same position. (Spoiler follows). Remember how the dad gave his life in Independence Day while the sad, but proud son stood by? This was Del Toro sticking out his tongue at all of those movies. C'mon, did you see the heart of the main robot? Have you ever seen that before? I think Tony Stark built it. Taken as a serious movie, this would have been awful, unforgivable from anyone but Del Toro. Watch it again, but this time, watch it knowing, it's all a big joke! Did you ever see Blazing Saddles or Mars Attacks? If those were supposed to be serious movies, you'd say they were awful. But understanding satire, knowing they were supposed to be a joke, you laughed, and probably bought the movie so you could watch it again and laugh even more. I dare you, those who thought this was a bad movie. Watch it once more with this perspective. Nice move, Sr. Del Toro. You had everyone fooled.